31.   Leftist militants and Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy in overwhelming Kurdish southeastern Turkey have carried out several such attacks in Istanbul and other cities in the past years.

32.   Leftist militants and Kurdish rebels who fought for autonomy in overwhelming Kurdish southeastern Turkey have carried out several such attacks in Istanbul and other cities in the past years.

33.   Meanwhile, Istanbul canceled public transportation in some neighborhoods after leftist militants set buses on fire.

34.   Police killed three suspected leftist militants in an operation near this southern city Thursday, the Anatolia news agency said.

35.   Police killed three suspected leftist militants in a gun battle in the Black Sea province of Ordu, a report said Thursday.

36.   The attack came a day after police killed a leftist militant and wounded two others in a clash in Istanbul.

37.   The shooting happened as soldiers searched for leftist militants who kidnapped four government officials earlier this week.

38.   The Turkish government often accuses Greece of allowing training camps of Kurdish rebels and leftist militants from Turkey.

39.   Turkey has fought leftist militants for decades and has been battling Islamic extremists who have killed dozens of people.

40.   Turkey said Friday it hoped Belgium would allow the extradition of a leftist militant after the European Union branded her organization a terrorist group.